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New Year’s resolutions part of long tradition
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New Year’s resolutions part of long tradition
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Happy New Year! I hope your celebration of the beginning of 2022 was fun, and in these current times, safe! Like so many of you, I contemplated my New Year’s resolutions. Doing that made me curious ab...
Warrant issued for suspect in shooting
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Warrant issued for suspect in shooting
By Patrick Ford 
December 31, 2021
The Okmulgee Police Department is investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoon that sent one man to the hospital. According to Chief Joe Prentice, the OPD was dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 28 regardi...
The Year in Review
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The Year in Review
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
As the year 2021 comes to a close, the Okmulgee Times is taking a moment to look at some of the events and headlines that made this a year never to forget. The year gave us a historic freeze that caus...
Gumbo Before Peas
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Gumbo Before Peas
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
Members of Conversion Ministry Church are preparing for a special dinner and event today. The church, led by Pastor Greg Richardson, is holding a New Year’s Eve Watch meeting, from 6-8 p.m. Before the...
OCHD to launch Maternity Health Program
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OCHD to launch Maternity Health Program
By Melissa Heminover 
December 31, 2021
The Okmulgee County Health Department, in collaboration with OU Physician’s Tulsa, is happy to announce the launch of their Maternity Health Program. Be ginning Jan. 15, 2022, expecting mothers will b...
News
Deadline for first half tax payment approaches
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
The deadline for payment of county taxes has been extended. According to Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins, the regular deadline is Dec. 31 for the first half of the taxes, but she has extended...
Dragons to be represented at 8-Man All-Star Game
Sports
Dragons to be represented at 8-Man All-Star Game
By Larry Owen 
December 31, 2021
Seven members of the 2021 Dewar varsity football team were recently selected to be part of the Oklahoma Eight Man Football Coaches Association All-Star Team. The annual All-Star football game will tak...
Sports
Golden Demons drop pair at Noble Festival
By Larry Owen 
December 31, 2021
The Beggs Golden Demons suffered a pair of setbacks earlier this week at the Noble Basketball Festival. The Demons, who began the 2021-2022 campaign December 14 with a narrow 56-53 road win at Kiefer,...
Former Schulter Teammates Reunite
Sports
Former Schulter Teammates Reunite
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
Kelly Kindell (left) and Rikki Wolfe, who were teammates on the Schulter Lady Bulldog basketball team that competed at the Class B state tournament in 2006, were foes on Tuesday when Wolfe’s Sasakwa L...
Putting in the Work
Sports
Putting in the Work
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
The Morris Lady Eagle varsity basketball team welcomed the Sasakwa Lady Vikings to town for a Christmas Break scrimmage Tuesday afternoon at the Don Shoemake Fieldhouse. The Lady Eagles used the scrim...
Gearing Up for Playoff Run
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Gearing Up for Playoff Run
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
The Morris Eagle varsity basketball team welcomed the Okemah Panthers to town for a Christmas Break scrimmage Tuesday afternoon at the Don Shoemake Fieldhouse. The Eagles used the scrimmage against th...
Jill Gibbons is guest of Lions Club
Lifestyle
Jill Gibbons is guest of Lions Club
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
There must be something in the water, or maybe it just might possibly be that ole’ down-home feelgood feeling that we Okies offer these “transplants.” This is the third program in the past two months ...
Cornerstone Foursquare Church
Lifestyle
Cornerstone Foursquare Church
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
Cornerstone Foursquare Church “Cornerstone is a place for young “Cornerstone is a place for young people to come know Jesus and express themselves,” lead pastor Rev. Mickey Baldwin said. He continues,...
Lifestyle
One More Year, Lord
By Randy Zinn 
December 31, 2021
What’s a year? This may be a question most of us don’t think too much about, but is really important. A year is 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days (unless it’s leap year), 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes and ...
Okmulgee County Farm Bureau celebrates successful year
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Okmulgee County Farm Bureau celebrates successful year
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
With 2021 about to end, the staff at Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance in Okmulgee County is celebrating a successful year. This year, the agency celebrated Agent Jim Hall’s 20 year anniversary with Okla...
Lifestyle
CALENDAR of EVENTS
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
December 31 New Year’s Eve Watch Meeting | Conversion Ministry, 1330 E. Martin Luther King Drive, will hold a New Year’s Eve Watch Meeting Friday, Dec. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to at...
Lifestyle
Holiday closings announced
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Friday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments, will remain operational during that time. Sanitation service for ...
OYP Light Up Okmulgee Contest Winners
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OYP Light Up Okmulgee Contest Winners
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
The Okmulgee Young Professionals congratulates the winners of the Light Up Okmulgee Christmas Light Contest. Pictured above, Residential First Place was Billy Hannon and Second Place went to Ken Ander...
Lifestyle
Sharber named to honor roll
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
Midwestern State University recognized 1,036 honor students for the Fall 2021 semester. The President’s Honor Roll included 369 students, the Provost’s Honor Roll included 302 students and the Dean’s ...
Lifestyle
Assistance program online enrollment open
By News Staff 
December 31, 2021
Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) began accepting online applications Dec. 28 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Low Income Home Water Assistance Programs (LIHWAP). These fed...
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Wreathing ceremony honors fallen OHP Trooper
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Wreathing ceremony honors fallen OHP Trooper
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
December 19, 2025
Each holiday season, remembrance takes on a quieter, more personal form for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. This year, that remembrance led several troopers and family members to a graveside in Okmulgee ...
City zoning, property items approved
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City zoning, property items approved
By Patrick Ford Editor 
December 19, 2025
The Okmulgee City Council conducted an extensive and multifaceted regular meeting Tuesday evening, addressing a wide range of city business that included zoning changes, infrastructure funding challen...
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Commissioners review District 3 road project bids
By Patrick Ford Editor 
December 19, 2025
A significant cost difference between competing bids for a major District 3 road project dominated discussion during Monday morning’s regular meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners, as ...
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Property tax deadline extended
December 19, 2025
Okmulgee County Treasurer Lindsay Bunch is reminding property owners that the deadline to make property tax payments has been extended, while also sharing details on upcoming courthouse closures and t...
Man faces felony animal cruelty charges
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Man faces felony animal cruelty charges
By Patrick Ford Editor 
December 19, 2025
A man is facing a felony charge of Cruelty to Animals following a disturbing incident reported Monday near the Okmulgee County Courthouse that drew immediate public attention and outrage. According to...
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